My Babies

I'm staring this blog for my children, so they will always have this to look back on and know my thoughts, feelings, advice and most of all how honored I am God chose me to be their mother even though I've made my mistakes as a parent, I have always given it my all. The picture to the left is one of all five of my babies, they are much older now I really need a good picture of all of them now I must make that happen and soon! They are my pride and joy and my greatest accomplishment! No matter what awards I have received, or degrees I have earned they are the greatest of all of these things. My oldest is Katherine Olivia she was born on October 23rd of 1993, I was 19 and I was clueless when it came to being anyone's mother. We shared many sleepless nights together, we have been through so very much together. Tomorrow she'll make her way from being just my daughter to being a married woman, wow how surreal that my girl has reached this huge milestone in her life that she is ready to be someone's wife! But she best remember that she will always be my baby first and foremost! Adreanna Isabella is my next to oldest she is 15 and will turn sweet 16 this year! She was born June 19,1997 I was almost 23 years old when she came into my life and when she did come into this world she did so and broke her collar bone all at the same time poor baby Annie but it didn't bother her any all. She has always enjoyed her sleep from the time she was 2 weeks old she was snoozing through the night. She is my drama queen, but she can be so very sweet and tender and easily hurt but she is growing and she is coming out of her shell I have seen her become more outgoing in this first year of high school! Matthew James Monroe (yes 2 middle names) was born on March 15,2001 I was just about 27 years old when Matthew was born. He gave me a run for my money thought we were about to lose him when I was first pregnant with him but God blessed me and allowed me to have my first son. Matthew still gives me a run for my money! But even on day's when he is over the top with his ADHD I wouldn't change my choices for anything! Matthew got saddled with 2 middle names because I loved the meaning of Matthew(Gift from God) and James from my grandpa Widener and Monroe from his fathers grandpa Nance. Matthew proved to be a very fitting name for him because it was because of having him I found out about the precancerous cells I had going on so in a sense I feel like sometimes that he saved me otherwise I would have never known and it would have transitioned into cancer.Noah Wayne was born May 5,2005 I was almost 31 then! He was my biggest baby almost weighed in at 10 pounds he was 9lbs and 13oz! He is my teddybear shhh he'll be embarassed if he knew I posted that on this blog I have been told I can't call him teddy bear at school anymore cause you know that's just not cool in 2nd grade he has a reputation to keep up with! But when he's home he is mommy's boy for sure! Noah had a few rough spots there he had surgery when he was about five weeks old because he had pyloric stenosis, and then he had to have another surgery when he was 1 year old but I'll keep that off the blog so it wont embarrass him when he get's older but it was minor. He's a rough and tough boy though and pulled through everything just fine.Abigail Elaine was born July 18,2006 I was just about to turn 32 when she was born. We had her while we were stationed in England, and the only one of my five that was delivered via c-section because she was breech, it's okay I just said she was ready to just walk out into this world and take it all on!She was and is my final addition, she completed my heart they all are peices of my heart and she was the last bit to make it complete! Abigail is my song bird she loves to sing, she loves church, she loves to praise God she blesses my heart with her love! There was a time I wasn't in church for a really long time and shortly before we started going back to church I mean like the weekend before we started she was sitting on my bed with me watching TV and she looked at me and said mommy you know what before I was here with you I was with God and God gave you me...how profound for a FOUR YEAR OLD, who had never been to church who had never heard me hardly ever mention God except maybe to take his name in vain (sorry about that but that was me way back when but things have changed a whole lot)! But that day it was like a wow moment you know.Each of them are very special, very different and each of them were choices I made plenty of people find it totally nuts that I planned each pregnancy but I did and maybe I was kinda nuts but God saw fit to bless me with them and they have taught me so much about life more than I could ever have learned in any classroom or lecture. They have brought me happy tears, sad tears, mad tears, headaches, heartaches,moments of extreme joy, moments of extreme confusion, moments of anger, moments of frustration, moments of insanity...but I wouldn't change not one thing they are mine and I am theirs and we'll always have each other no matter how grown they get. So to my five babies remember no matter where your life takes you in this big old world I am your mom, I will always love you, and I will always be there for you even if you wont listen and take my advice when it's perfectly good advice, you five are my heart, my soul my very world the reasons I keep going when I want to give up! And though I'm not perfect and I never will be I hope you know first you were always wanted and I will always love you!